Student Age Distribution at Alabama Colleges

286,024

Total

33,088

Under 18 (11.57%)

72,681

18-19 (25.41%)

97,293

20-24 (34.02%)

28,041

25-29 (9.80%)

54,623

Over 30 (19.10%)

A total of 286,024 students are enrolled in Alabama colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

In Alabama colleges and universites, 33,088 students are 18 years old or younger(11.57%), 72,681 students are 18 or 19 years old (25.41%), 59,204 students are between 20 and 22 years old (20.70%), 38,089 students are between 22 and 24 years old (13.32%), and 28,041 students are between 25 and 29 years old (9.80%).

30,171 students are between 30 and 39 years old (10.55%), 16,523 students are between 40 and 49 years old (5.78%), 7,929 students are 50 years old or older (2.77%).

Student Population by Age for Alabama Colleges

In Alabama 4-year colleges and universites, 6,081 students are 18 years old or younger(3.08%), 49,546 students are 18 or 19 years old (25.08%), 47,431 students are between 20 and 22 years old (24.01%), 30,046 students are between 22 and 24 years old (15.21%), 20,924 students are between 25 and 29 years old (10.59%), 23,107 students are between 30 and 39 years old (11.70%), 13,676 students are between 40 and 49 years old (6.92%), 6,581 students are 50 years old or older (3.33%)

In Alabama community colleges, there are 50,142 students are younger than 20 years old (56.67%), 19,816 students are between 20 and 24 years old (22.40%), 7,117 students are between 25 and 29 years old (8.04%), and 11,259 students are 30 years old or older (12.73%).

Summary Table of Student Population by Age for Alabama Colleges
Total Enrollment Under 1818-1920-2122-24 25-2930-4040-5050 and Over
All Levels286,024 33,088
(11.57%)
72,681
(25.41%)
59,204
(20.70%)
38,089
(13.32%)
28,041
(9.80%)
30,171
(10.55%)
16,523
(5.78%)
7,929
(2.77%)
4-Year Colleges197,550 6,081
(3.08%)
49,546
(25.08%)
47,431
(24.01%)
30,046
(15.21%)
20,924
(10.59%)
23,107
(11.70%)
13,676
(6.92%)
6,581
(3.33%)
Community Colleges88,474 27,007
(30.53%)
23,135
(26.15%)
11,773
(13.31%)
8,043
(9.09%)
7,117
(8.04%)
7,064
(7.98%)
2,847
(3.22%)
1,348
(1.52%)
Trade Schools0 0
(-)
0
(-)
0
(-)
0
(-)
0
(-)
0
(-)
0
(-)
0
(-)

Student Population Comparison By Age for All Alabama Colleges

The following table compares student population by age between Alabama colleges. A total of 286,024 students have enrolled in Alabama colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population Comparison by Age between Alabama Colleges
SchoolTotal Enrollment Under 1818-1920-2122-24 25-2930-4040-5050 and Over
University of Alabama at BirminghamPublic, 4-year20,905123
(0.59%)
3,705
(17.72%)
4,393
(21.01%)
4,518
(21.61%)
3,989
(19.08%)
2,520
(12.05%)
1,112
(5.32%)
545
(2.61%)
University of Alabama in HuntsvillePublic, 4-year8,564217
(2.53%)
2,174
(25.39%)
2,231
(26.05%)
1,699
(19.84%)
1,080
(12.61%)
724
(8.45%)
284
(3.32%)
155
(1.81%)
Alabama State UniversityPublic, 4-year4,081155
(3.80%)
1,633
(40.01%)
985
(24.14%)
700
(17.15%)
283
(6.93%)
171
(4.19%)
83
(2.03%)
71
(1.74%)
The University of AlabamaPublic, 4-year40,8461,259
(3.08%)
14,760
(36.14%)
13,318
(32.61%)
5,063
(12.40%)
2,352
(5.76%)
2,324
(5.69%)
1,191
(2.92%)
579
(1.42%)
Central Alabama Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,140870
(40.65%)
504
(23.55%)
220
(10.28%)
148
(6.92%)
126
(5.89%)
173
(8.08%)
69
(3.22%)
30
(1.40%)
Athens State UniversityPublic, 4-year2,9861
(0.03%)
50
(1.67%)
455
(15.24%)
600
(20.09%)
555
(18.59%)
696
(23.31%)
446
(14.94%)
183
(6.13%)
Auburn University at MontgomeryPublic, 4-year5,217511
(9.79%)
720
(13.80%)
801
(15.35%)
1,377
(26.39%)
974
(18.67%)
491
(9.41%)
231
(4.43%)
110
(2.11%)
Auburn UniversityPublic, 4-year34,145876
(2.57%)
11,605
(33.99%)
11,429
(33.47%)
5,239
(15.34%)
2,375
(6.96%)
1,723
(5.05%)
624
(1.83%)
274
(0.80%)
Chattahoochee Valley Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,705502
(29.44%)
344
(20.18%)
203
(11.91%)
128
(7.51%)
141
(8.27%)
249
(14.60%)
102
(5.98%)
36
(2.11%)
Enterprise State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,6991,030
(38.16%)
693
(25.68%)
296
(10.97%)
160
(5.93%)
176
(6.52%)
198
(7.34%)
89
(3.30%)
57
(2.11%)
Coastal Alabama Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year7,5532,468
(32.68%)
2,183
(28.90%)
913
(12.09%)
639
(8.46%)
567
(7.51%)
507
(6.71%)
178
(2.36%)
96
(1.27%)
Faulkner UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,086171
(5.54%)
235
(7.62%)
296
(9.59%)
594
(19.25%)
551
(17.85%)
636
(20.61%)
401
(12.99%)
202
(6.55%)
Gadsden State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,0711,312
(25.87%)
1,374
(27.10%)
733
(14.45%)
496
(9.78%)
451
(8.89%)
427
(8.42%)
177
(3.49%)
101
(1.99%)
George C Wallace Community College-DothanPublic, 2-4 year4,044937
(23.17%)
927
(22.92%)
525
(12.98%)
457
(11.30%)
407
(10.06%)
470
(11.62%)
221
(5.46%)
92
(2.27%)
George C Wallace State Community College-HancevillePublic, 2-4 year6,4241,850
(28.80%)
1,720
(26.77%)
976
(15.19%)
576
(8.97%)
526
(8.19%)
481
(7.49%)
202
(3.14%)
93
(1.45%)
George C Wallace State Community College-SelmaPublic, 2-4 year1,925995
(51.69%)
355
(18.44%)
144
(7.48%)
107
(5.56%)
98
(5.09%)
151
(7.84%)
61
(3.17%)
14
(0.73%)
Huntingdon CollegePrivate, 4-year8924
(0.45%)
487
(54.60%)
325
(36.43%)
71
(7.96%)
5
(0.56%)
- --
Heritage Christian UniversityPrivate, 4-year17818
(10.11%)
6
(3.37%)
10
(5.62%)
18
(10.11%)
28
(15.73%)
44
(24.72%)
25
(14.04%)
29
(16.29%)
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,187411
(34.63%)
174
(14.66%)
113
(9.52%)
108
(9.10%)
132
(11.12%)
166
(13.98%)
51
(4.30%)
32
(2.70%)
Jacksonville State UniversityPublic, 4-year9,9551,358
(13.64%)
2,801
(28.14%)
2,509
(25.20%)
1,475
(14.82%)
683
(6.86%)
587
(5.90%)
374
(3.76%)
168
(1.69%)
Jefferson State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year9,2403,350
(36.26%)
1,794
(19.42%)
1,127
(12.20%)
943
(10.21%)
815
(8.82%)
766
(8.29%)
305
(3.30%)
140
(1.52%)
John C Calhoun State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year9,1191,626
(17.83%)
2,600
(28.51%)
1,519
(16.66%)
1,118
(12.26%)
916
(10.04%)
805
(8.83%)
358
(3.93%)
177
(1.94%)
Lawson State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,453473
(13.70%)
874
(25.31%)
507
(14.68%)
388
(11.24%)
438
(12.68%)
455
(13.18%)
199
(5.76%)
90
(2.61%)
University of West AlabamaPublic, 4-year6,82043
(0.63%)
502
(7.36%)
566
(8.30%)
951
(13.94%)
1,233
(18.08%)
1,829
(26.82%)
1,103
(16.17%)
445
(6.52%)
Lurleen B Wallace Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,062891
(43.21%)
586
(28.42%)
210
(10.18%)
110
(5.33%)
122
(5.92%)
86
(4.17%)
40
(1.94%)
17
(0.82%)
Marion Military InstitutePublic, 2-4 year3329
(2.71%)
254
(76.51%)
62
(18.67%)
7
(2.11%)
- - --
University of MontevalloPublic, 4-year3,088498
(16.13%)
877
(28.40%)
795
(25.74%)
448
(14.51%)
190
(6.15%)
128
(4.15%)
109
(3.53%)
43
(1.39%)
Northwest Shoals Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,6652,337
(50.10%)
1,123
(24.07%)
390
(8.36%)
284
(6.09%)
236
(5.06%)
199
(4.27%)
64
(1.37%)
32
(0.69%)
Northeast Alabama Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,2081,454
(45.32%)
773
(24.10%)
337
(10.50%)
191
(5.95%)
144
(4.49%)
186
(5.80%)
73
(2.28%)
50
(1.56%)
Oakwood UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,22672
(5.87%)
441
(35.97%)
389
(31.73%)
196
(15.99%)
56
(4.57%)
26
(2.12%)
23
(1.88%)
23
(1.88%)
Reid State Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year641163
(25.43%)
223
(34.79%)
52
(8.11%)
43
(6.71%)
42
(6.55%)
76
(11.86%)
32
(4.99%)
10
(1.56%)
Bishop State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,0011,433
(35.82%)
808
(20.19%)
427
(10.67%)
353
(8.82%)
388
(9.70%)
381
(9.52%)
147
(3.67%)
64
(1.60%)
Samford UniversityPrivate, 4-year6,09725
(0.41%)
1,968
(32.28%)
1,925
(31.57%)
1,253
(20.55%)
446
(7.32%)
243
(3.99%)
140
(2.30%)
93
(1.53%)
Shelton State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,6011,157
(25.15%)
1,330
(28.91%)
835
(18.15%)
501
(10.89%)
322
(7.00%)
287
(6.24%)
117
(2.54%)
52
(1.13%)
Snead State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,917722
(24.75%)
907
(31.09%)
519
(17.79%)
281
(9.63%)
159
(5.45%)
151
(5.18%)
50
(1.71%)
28
(0.96%)
University of South AlabamaPublic, 4-year14,003332
(2.37%)
3,322
(23.72%)
3,020
(21.57%)
2,333
(16.66%)
1,815
(12.96%)
1,971
(14.08%)
859
(6.13%)
351
(2.51%)
Spring Hill CollegePrivate, 4-year91910
(1.09%)
301
(32.75%)
338
(36.78%)
127
(13.82%)
39
(4.24%)
40
(4.35%)
27
(2.94%)
37
(4.03%)
H Councill Trenholm State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,046346
(16.91%)
489
(23.90%)
289
(14.13%)
259
(12.66%)
283
(13.83%)
248
(12.12%)
86
(4.20%)
45
(2.20%)
Troy UniversityPublic, 4-year13,658259
(1.90%)
2,474
(18.11%)
2,520
(18.45%)
2,184
(15.99%)
1,937
(14.18%)
2,458
(18.00%)
1,254
(9.18%)
572
(4.19%)
Tuskegee UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,121114
(3.65%)
1,408
(45.11%)
809
(25.92%)
468
(15.00%)
199
(6.38%)
86
(2.76%)
29
(0.93%)
7
(0.22%)
Bevill State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,3781,930
(44.08%)
1,052
(24.03%)
377
(8.61%)
247
(5.64%)
265
(6.05%)
325
(7.42%)
131
(2.99%)
51
(1.16%)
Southern Union State Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,063741
(14.64%)
2,048
(40.45%)
999
(19.73%)
499
(9.86%)
363
(7.17%)
277
(5.47%)
95
(1.88%)
41
(0.81%)
Columbia Southern UniversityPrivate, 4-year17,76335
(0.20%)
77
(0.43%)
317
(1.78%)
732
(4.12%)
2,134
(12.01%)
6,410
(36.09%)
5,361
(30.18%)
2,694
(15.17%)